Historical on-time performance
Salina to Chicago
559 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SLN–ORD arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.3%of scheduled flights
based on 305 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9070 minCancel3.3%Flights305
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline66%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft8%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 10 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly SLN → ORD
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 72% to 80% on time.
- Middays80% on time · p90 30 min · 113 flights · limited
- Mornings78% on time · p90 50 min · 393 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 35 min · 138 flights · limited
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 90 min · 428 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 78% on time.
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 65 min · 152 flights · limited
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 55 min · 156 flights · limited
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 147 flights · limited
- Sundays75% on time · p90 85 min · 157 flights · limited
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 148 flights · limited
- Mondays74% on time · p90 75 min · 155 flights · limited
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 157 flights · limited
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